The purpose of state accreditation of educational activities. State accreditation of educational institution

In order for an institution to confirm the compliance of its educational activities with state standards, state accreditation and licensing of an educational institution is carried out.

It is declaratory and not mandatory. Having a special permit, an institution can conduct educational activities without undergoing state accreditation. But, having passed it, the organization confirms that its activities meet the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard.

State accreditation is carried out for the main educational programs of the Federal State Educational Standard, as well as for vocational education programs. Programs are not subject to state accreditation.

Application for state accreditation of an educational institution

The first stage of accreditation is the submission of an application to the accreditation body accompanied by a rather voluminous package of documents. To find out what requirements apply to the application and documents, you need to refer to the Regulations on State Accreditation, approved. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 18, 2013 No. 1039 “On state accreditation of educational activities” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations on state accreditation).

The next stage of state accreditation of an educational institution (hereinafter - OU) is accreditation examination. At this stage, it is checked to what extent the content and quality of students’ training at the educational institution complies with the Federal State Educational Standard.

The examination is carried out by a group of experts (at least two people), who must be accredited in accordance with the procedure determined by the regulations of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and meet the qualification requirements. Officials of the accreditation body cannot participate in the examination due to a conflict of interest.

After the examination, the group of experts submits a report. The expert opinion is prepared by the group leader. The conclusion should contain a number of information:

• date of execution of the expert group’s conclusion;
• full name of the organization and branch (if any);
• information about the materials submitted by the organization;
• a report on the content and quality of students’ training with a conclusion about compliance or non-compliance with educational institution standards.

The accreditation examination is carried out with an on-site expert group, but there may also be a non-traveling examination if the organization is a foreign institution; if the organization’s activities are carried out by a Russian educational organization located outside the Russian Federation; or, if implemented by an organization created outside the territory of the Russian Federation or a foreign organization carrying out activities outside the territory of the Russian Federation.

In case of non-compliance of an organization with educational standards, copies of documents certified by the organization confirming this non-compliance are attached to the report of the expert group. This fact may be grounds for refusing to grant state accreditation to an educational institution.

Within three working days from the date of receipt of the expert group’s conclusion, a copy of it is sent to the educational organization or submitted for signature and posted on the official website. The conclusion of the expert group is reviewed by the accreditation body and only after that a decision is made on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training. Upon successful completion of state control, the educational institution is issued a certificate of state accreditation of educational activities.

The issued certificate confirms the state status of the educational organization and the compliance of the quality of services provided with state education standards. An appendix must be attached to the certificate, which indicates the educational institution data, levels of education, accredited educational programs, etc. Without the appendix, the certificate is considered invalid.

Refusal to state accreditation of an educational institution occurs in cases of provision of false information or the presence of a negative conclusion based on the results of the examination. If accreditation is refused, the educational institution may re-apply with a similar application, but not earlier than after 12 months.

Validity period of state accreditation of an educational institution

A certificate of state accreditation for organizations implementing basic professional programs is issued for 6 years, for 12 years - for organizations implementing basic general education programs. Rosobrnadzor explained that if an organization implements both programs and applies for state accreditation, then if the decision is positive, two certificates will be issued - one for 6 years, the other for 12 years.

Within 10 working days from the date of a positive decision, the accreditation body issues a certificate or sends it by registered mail to the organization.

Moreover, professional and general education programs can be accredited in the absence of students completing their studies in the current year. At any stage, the educational institution can apply for state accreditation - in the first, second or third year.

Re-issuance of a certificate

The procedure and grounds for re-issuing a certificate are established by the Regulations on State Accreditation.

The certificate must be reissued by those organizations that were created through reorganization as part of an affiliation or merger if they have a certificate of state accreditation of the affiliated institutions. The certificate will be issued upon joining - for the period until the expiration of the certificate of the reorganized organization; in case of a merger - for the period until the expiration of the certificate of the reorganized organization, the validity of which expires earlier.

Temporary certificate

According to the norms, a temporary certificate is issued only to those institutions that arose as a result of reorganization in the form of division or separation. It is issued for one year so that the educational institution can prepare all the documents and in a year undergo state accreditation for the period that corresponds to a particular program.

Deprivation of an educational institution of state accreditation

The decision to revoke state accreditation is made by the accreditation body on the basis of the law on education. The reason may be a repeated violation of legislation in the field of education or the expiration of the suspension of state accreditation in the absence of grounds for its renewal.

If the license to carry out educational activities is terminated, the state accreditation of the educational institution is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.

Recently, increased attention has been paid by Rosobrnadzor and the Ministry of Education to the quality of education in universities. Inspections and constant monitoring of the educational process are carried out.

Based on the analysis of various data, recommendations are made to stop the work of ineffective and low-quality educational institutions. The license and accreditation of such a university (college, school) is revoked

However, often the management of such organizations is in no hurry to notify their students about this and continue to conduct educational activities. Moreover, they continue to recruit students and accept tuition fees, taking advantage of the ignorance of applicants about the true state of affairs at the institute.

In order to avoid getting into such a situation when choosing a university upon admission, the first thing applicants should pay attention to is the availability of a license to conduct educational activities and accreditation.

Since 2011, licenses began to be issued for an indefinite period, but this does not mean that they cannot be revoked. Scheduled inspections of Rosobrnadzor are carried out no more often than once every three years (this must be kept in mind). But if complaints and requests arise, the frequency of inspections is not limited.

Key points to pay attention to:

• The name of the university in the license must match the name in all documents, orders, contracts, certificates of the university, including the diploma.
• The university address indicated in the license is the legal address and may not coincide with the place of your study. The main thing is that this address must coincide with the address specified in the University Charter and in the agreement for the provision of paid educational services.
• The license has an application - one or more. The applications indicate the educational programs in which the university has the right to teach, so you should pay attention to this when choosing a university and the specialty in which you want to study. The applications recently issued using the new form also indicate the places of educational activities.

3. You can also check the educational organization on this page of Rosobrnadzor (search for organizations or individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities according to state accredited educational programs)

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 18, 2013 No. 1039, a new Regulation on state accreditation of educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) was approved. Accordingly, the previous regulatory legal documents on state accreditation of educational activities from this moment lose force.

It is important to note that, according to this Resolution, certificates of state accreditation that organizations carrying out educational activities have, issued before September 1, 2013, are subject to re-issuance by accreditation bodies before January 1, 2016, based on applications from these organizations.

Who does the document apply to?

The Regulations establish the procedure for state accreditation of educational activities of educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly (hereinafter referred to as organizations carrying out educational activities), for the implementation of basic educational programs (with the exception of educational programs preschool education).

Who conducts

State accreditation is carried out by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science or executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education (hereinafter referred to as accreditation bodies).

How is it carried out?

1. To obtain state accreditation, an organization carrying out educational activities applies to the accreditation body with an application for state accreditation, to which is attached a number of documents and information specified in the Regulations. The application forms and information attached to it about the implementation of educational programs, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The application and accompanying documents are submitted in one of the following ways:

a) on paper or by registered mail with a description of the contents and notification of delivery;

b) in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature.

The accreditation body receives them according to the inventory and registers them within 1 working day.

2. The application and the documents attached to it are checked by the accreditation body for:

a) assignment of state accreditation to the competence of the accreditation body;

b) availability of a license to carry out educational activities according to the declared educational programs, for state accreditation;

c) the expiration of 1 year from the date of refusal of the organization carrying out educational activities in state accreditation or deprivation of state accreditation;

d) the correctness of execution and completion of the application and attached documents, completeness of the attached documents.

3. In case of a positive decision, the application and the documents attached to it are accepted for consideration on the merits, and the applicant is given or sent a corresponding notice.

4. In case of non-compliance of the submitted documents with the requirements of the Regulations, the applicant receives a notice of non-compliance, as well as information that in order to carry out state accreditation it is necessary to submit to the accreditation body a correctly executed and completed application and attached documents and (or) missing documents within 2 months.

Otherwise, the applicant’s acceptance and consideration of documents will be denied, and the documents will be returned.

An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application no earlier than 1 year after its refusal to state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.

The basis for termination of consideration by the accreditation body of the application and attached documents and returning them to the applicant is the entry into force of a court decision during the state accreditation procedure on the administrative suspension of activities or on the revocation of a license to carry out educational activities.

5. If the documents are accepted for consideration, then the accreditation body conducts an accreditation examination, the subject of which is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation to federal state educational standards.

When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.

Accreditation examination is carried out separately in relation to educational programs implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and in each of its branches.

Based on the results of the accreditation examination, a conclusion of the expert group is prepared, a copy of which is sent to the organization carrying out educational activities or is handed over to its authorized representative against signature.

6. The accreditation body reviews the conclusion of the expert group and makes a decision on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches, with federal state educational standards in terms of each level of education, enlarged group of professions, specialty and areas of training, which include educational programs applied for state accreditation, and makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation.

7. When making a decision on state accreditation, the accreditation body issues an organization carrying out educational activities a certificate of state accreditation with an attachment. A certificate without an attachment is invalid.

Validity period of the accreditation certificate:

a) 6 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic professional educational programs;

b) 12 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic general education programs.

8. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of an organization carrying out educational activities if one of the following grounds is present:

a) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;

b) the presence of a negative conclusion from the expert group.

9.An educational organization or organization providing training that arose as a result of reorganization in the form of a merger, division or separation, or reorganized in the form of annexation of another educational organization or organization providing training, is issued a temporary certificate for 1 year.

10. For the issuance of a certificate (temporary certificate), a state fee is paid in the amounts and in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.

11. The regulation also establishes the grounds and procedure for reissuing the accreditation certificate, issuing a duplicate in the event of loss or damage to the certificate with an attachment, the procedure for suspension, renewal, termination and deprivation of state accreditation.

The document can be viewed in full, for example, on the Garant website.

What to do?

1.Read the document carefully.

2.Make a decision on the timing of re-issuing a certificate or passing state accreditation. Make a plan.

2.Contact the accreditation body. Consult on any questions that interest you.

Accreditation under new rules

Article 92. State accreditation of educational activities

1. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with federal state educational standards, with the exception of educational programs for preschool education, as well as for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with educational standards.

2. The purpose of state accreditation of educational activities is to confirm compliance with federal state educational standards of educational activities in basic educational programs and training of students in educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly.

3. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out by an accreditation body - a federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of education, or an executive body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal Law, according to statements from organizations engaged in educational activities.

4. State accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, is carried out on the proposals of the relevant religious organizations (if such religious organizations are part of the structure of centralized religious organizations, on the proposals of the relevant centralized religious organizations). During state accreditation of the educational activities of religious educational organizations, information is provided on the qualifications of teaching staff who have theological degrees and theological titles.

5. The executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, exercising the powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, during state accreditation of educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes state accreditation of educational activities carried out in such branches, in cooperation with the relevant executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

6. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs of primary general, basic general, secondary general education, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities for the specified educational programs in relation to each level of general education to which the declared for state accreditation of basic general education programs.

7. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities in the main professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities in the specified educational programs in relation to each level of professional education for each enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, to which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation. The main professional educational programs that are implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and belong to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training that have state accreditation are educational programs that have state accreditation.

8. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for the main professional educational programs, organizations carrying out educational activities declare for state accreditation all the main professional educational programs that are implemented by them and belong to the corresponding enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training.

9. The accreditation body makes a separate decision on state accreditation of educational programs applied for state accreditation and implemented by an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches.

10. The application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are submitted to the accreditation body directly or sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to send an application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it to the accreditation body in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature. The forms of the said application and the documents attached to it, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the federal authority

11. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out based on the results of an accreditation examination, which is based on the principles of the objectivity of its implementation and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its implementation.

12. The subject of the accreditation examination is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation to federal state educational standards (hereinafter referred to as the accreditation examination). When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.

13. Experts who have the necessary qualifications in the field of basic educational programs declared for state accreditation, and (or) expert organizations that meet the established requirements, participate in the accreditation examination. Experts and expert organizations cannot be in civil legal relations (experts are also in labor relations) with an organization carrying out educational activities when conducting an accreditation examination in relation to the educational activities of such an organization.

14. The accreditation body accredits experts and expert organizations and maintains a register of experts and expert organizations on electronic media. The specified register is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

15. Qualification requirements for experts, requirements for expert organizations, the procedure for attracting and selecting experts and expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination, the procedure for their accreditation (including the procedure for maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations) are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

16. Payment for the services of experts and expert organizations and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in connection with the accreditation examination are made in the manner and in the amounts established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

17. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

18. The accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities within a period not exceeding one hundred and five days from the date of receipt of the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to this application, provided that these applications and documents comply with the requirements, established by the provision specified in part 29 of this article.

19. When making a decision on state accreditation of educational activities, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation, the validity period of which is:

1) six years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic professional educational programs;

2) twelve years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic general education programs.

20. The forms of the certificate of state accreditation and its annexes, as well as technical requirements for these documents, are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

21. When a license to carry out educational activities is terminated, state accreditation is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.

22. An organization carrying out educational activities and arising as a result of reorganization in the form of division or spin-off is issued a temporary certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organization and which had state accreditation. The temporary certificate of state accreditation is valid for one year. An organization carrying out educational activities and reorganized in the form of merger with another organization carrying out educational activities, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities. An organization carrying out educational activities and resulting from reorganization in the form of a merger, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities , which expires earlier.

23. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation, related to the corresponding levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:

1) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;

2) the presence of a negative conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination.

24. The accreditation body deprives an organization carrying out educational activities of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs related to the relevant levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:

2) repeated violation of legislation in the field of education by an organization carrying out educational activities during the period of validity of state accreditation, which resulted in the unlawful issuance of documents on education and (or) qualifications of the established form;

3) expiration of the suspension of state accreditation (in the absence of grounds for renewing state accreditation).

25. An organization carrying out educational activities is deprived of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation that relate to an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, if there are grounds for deprivation of state accreditation for one or more basic professional educational programs implemented by it.

26. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application for state accreditation no earlier than one year after the refusal of state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.

27. For the issuance of a certificate of state accreditation, re-issuance of a certificate of state accreditation and the issuance of a temporary certificate of state accreditation, a state fee is paid in the amounts and in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.

28. The regulations on state accreditation of educational activities are approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

29. The regulations on state accreditation of educational activities establish:

1) requirements for the application for state accreditation, a list of information included in it, requirements for documents necessary for state accreditation and attached to the application for state accreditation, and their list;

2) the procedure for the submission by an organization carrying out educational activities of an application for state accreditation and documents necessary for carrying out state accreditation, the procedure for their acceptance by the accreditation body, cases and grounds in the presence of which the accreditation body decides to return the application for state accreditation and attached to it documents;

3) the procedure for conducting an accreditation examination, including the procedure for attracting experts and (or) expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination;

4) features of the accreditation examination during state accreditation of educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, in terms of confirming the educational qualifications of teaching staff of such educational organizations, as well as educational activities of foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;

5) the procedure for making a decision on state accreditation, on refusal of state accreditation, on suspension of state accreditation, renewal of state accreditation or deprivation of state accreditation, including with the participation of the collegial body of the accreditation body;

The concept of "accreditation" has Latin roots. Literally translated, it means “to place trust.” In the modern world, this term is considered as an established standard, recognition of a special status (powers). Let us consider further how accreditation of educational institutions is carried out, what it is and what laws it is regulated by.

Regulatory framework

At the end of 2010, Federal Law No. 293 introduced a number of changes to some legislative acts. This need arose in connection with the improvement of supervisory and control functions. The changes are aimed at optimizing the provision of educational services. As a result, a special procedure was introduced for the relevant institutions. From that moment on, accreditation and certification of educational institutions and scientific organizations began.

Subjects

According to accepted legislative norms, accreditation and certification of educational institutions is carried out regardless of their types and types. However, there is an exception to this rule. The provisions of the law do not apply to preschool educational institutions and institutions for additional education of children. All other organizations providing training programs in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard, federal requirements and legal provisions are required to undergo a compliance procedure.

Important point

In some institutions there is a program that implements the program. The question arises: are they subject to the requirement to undergo a mandatory procedure for confirming compliance? In this case, state accreditation of an educational institution is carried out without including these programs in the audit. To implement them, however, you must have permission. This is a license, which, in fact, allows the institution to operate in accordance with preschool education programs. In addition, the new rules stipulate the situation with organizations providing additional services in the area in question. In particular, we are talking about palaces of youth/children's creativity, children's art schools, children's sports schools, etc. Accreditation of educational institutions of this type is not carried out.

Payment

In accordance with Federal Law No. 293, a state duty was introduced for the accreditation of an educational institution. It replaces payment for procedures, including under contracts with specialized organizations for the provision of information and methodological services. The amount of payment is established by Art. 333.33 Tax Code. Thus, formally, in legal terms, state accreditation of an educational institution has become free, since it relates to services provided at the expense of budgetary funds.

Payment amount

The legislation establishes the following amounts:

• For higher professional institutions - 130 thousand rubles. Additionally, it will be necessary to pay 70 thousand for each expanded group of directions in the organization itself and its branches, included in the certificate of accreditation of the educational institution.
• Institutions implementing additional professional programs - 120 thousand rubles.
• Institutions of secondary vocational education - 50 thousand rubles.
• Institutions of primary vocational training - 40 thousand rubles.

Accreditation of other types - 10 thousand rubles. When changing the status and re-registration of the saint, you must pay from 3 to 70 thousand rubles. In the case of accreditation of educational programs, expanded groups of specialties, the amount for replacing a certificate is set at 7 to 70 thousand rubles. In other cases, including for the issuance of a temporary certificate, you need to pay 2 thousand rubles. It should be said that replacing payment with a fixed budget payment does not mean that the institution is deprived of the right to independently conclude contracts with organizations that prepare for accreditation of an educational institution.

New rules

Considering the requirements for accreditation of an educational institution, special attention should be paid to curriculum. First of all, this applies to primary, secondary and higher professional institutions. Such institutions are issued a certificate not for individual programs, but for expanded, enlarged categories of areas, which are determined by the accreditation body. This allows you to change or supplement specific projects without submitting them to the authorized structure. That is, adjustments are made based on the license.

Additionally

According to Art. 33.2 of the Law “On Education”, the right to state accreditation of a program belongs to educational institutions in which there are students studying or completing training in it in the current year. As before, the possibility of carrying out the procedure step by step (in accordance with the steps) is provided. That is, educational institutions are accredited in relation to certain programs of primary, basic and secondary general (full) education.

Self-examination procedure

Accreditation of educational institutions includes self-assessment by institutions of their activities. Previously, the self-examination procedure was provided primarily for universities. The rules by which self-assessment is carried out are formulated and approved by the executive federal body, whose powers include the development of state policy and legal regulation of the education sector.

Expertise

Licensing and accreditation of educational institutions require the implementation of certain procedures confirming the compliance of the quality and content of programs acquired by students and graduates in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard. In addition, an examination of the educational institution’s performance indicators is carried out. They are necessary when determining the type and type.

Performance indicators

Their list is introduced at the federal level. indicators by which the type and type of educational institution is determined must be established by the accreditation body. For example, regarding schools, such a structure is a regional department, ministry or other management institute. Of course, they should be involved in the field of education. The established list of indicators must be agreed upon with the Ministry of Education and Science. The procedure for determining their criteria is approved by the Government.

Documents for accreditation of an educational institution

In accordance with the regulations, the procedure involves several stages. First of all, the head of the educational institution performs an analysis of its activities. Based on the results, a self-examination report is compiled. After this, an application and documents are sent to the department (division) of the authorized body for accreditation of the educational institution for the relevant programs:

• charter;
• plans for all approved programs applied for accreditation;
• the main professional program of postgraduate education (if it is present at the educational institution);
• regulations on the branch of the institution (if there is such a division).

2. Report on the results of self-assessment.

Licensing and accreditation of educational institutions involves the issuance of relevant papers. When sending programs for compliance verification, the OU also provides copies of the permit and certificate. An integral document is also an inventory of the submitted papers. Copies of the charter, regulations on the branch, permission and certificate must be certified by a notary. Copies of the remaining papers are certified by the OS. In addition, you must attach a receipt confirming payment of the fee.

Shipping method

The above documents can be sent on paper. In this case, it is allowed to present them in person or by post (registered mail). Documents can also be submitted electronically. In this case, you should use the unified service portal. If papers are sent this way, they must be certified by an electronic signature.

Statement

Accreditation of educational institutions is carried out upon appropriate application. The application should indicate:

1. Full name, legal form and location of the institution according to the charter.
2. Name and address of branches (if necessary).
3. Registration state number of the entry on the formation of a legal entity and information from the document that confirms the fact of entering information about the created organization into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
4. TIN and information about registration with the tax service.
5. Details of the existing accreditation certificate.
6. State status (type and type) of the educational institution.
7. List of programs applied for accreditation.

Solution

Within 7 days, the accreditation body sends the educational institution or hands its representative a notification that the documents have been accepted for consideration. If the papers are not provided in full or some of them are filled out incorrectly, the authorized authority sends a notice with the corresponding list. 2 months are given to correct errors and provide missing copies of the OU.

Public accreditation of educational institutions

This procedure is also provided for at the legislative level. The right to conduct it was granted back in 1992. Currently, experts note the expansion of the subject of regulatory regulation in the field of public accreditation. The legislation enshrines not only the right itself, but also explains in detail the concept of the procedure and establishes the responsibilities of organizations authorized to carry it out. The key task of such structures is to ensure accessibility and openness of information.

Specifics

Public accreditation of educational institutions is carried out on the initiative of the institutions themselves. The legislation places special emphasis on the voluntary nature of the procedure. This means that at the regulatory level it is prohibited to force educational institutions to obtain such accreditation by government agencies, local structures and legal entities authorized to carry it out. The law also does not establish the need for agreement with the founder to carry out this procedure.

Authorized Subjects

The right to perform public accreditation is recognized for different organizations. Thus, according to the law, it can be carried out by both domestic and international and foreign entities. At the same time, only public organizations are indicated in the norms as authorized persons. However, this limitation is not consistent with the definition of the procedure itself in the law. It should be noted here that the Federal Law “On Education” approves only the basics of public accreditation. In more detail, all relations that arise in this area are regulated by acts adopted directly by the authorized structures themselves.

Procedure

The procedure is implemented in the form of the following activities:

1. Expert assessment in the institution.
2. Discussion of the results obtained.
3. Making a decision on passing or extending or refusing public accreditation of the educational institution.
4. Inclusion of the establishment in the relevant register (that have passed the procedure).
5. Providing the institution with a certificate in the prescribed form.
6. Written notification to the executive federal body for supervision and control about the results of the procedure.

Criteria and indicators

They are established directly by the organization that performs accreditation. When assessing the quality of organization and provision of the educational process, the following is assessed:

• Compliance of plans with implemented programs.
• Availability of regulatory support.
• Compliance of the organizational system of the educational institution.
• Quality of the educational process.
• Compliance of work programs with the content of training plans.
• Level of provision with teaching materials.
• Opinions of employees, graduates, students, employers about the quality of the learning process, and so on.

Personnel availability

This criterion is used to check the compliance of the professional level of the teaching staff with the disciplines taught. The share of full-time specialists, including those with a degree, engaged in the training process is also established. An important criterion is the correspondence of the number of teachers to the number of disciplines taught at the educational institution.

Material and technical support

According to this criterion, the accreditation organization determines the correspondence of the number of premises for conducting the established types of classes to the number of students. Checking the technical equipment and general condition of the offices is of no small importance. The educational institution must have sufficient infrastructure to ensure the implementation of educational programs.